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Sheep mart prices: hoggets increase by €2 to €3/head

Agents are willing to compete with greater intensity for hoggets, with numbers also tightening in mart sales.

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Sheep mart prices: hoggets increase by €2 to €3/head

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Camera at the Mart: exporters dominate calf trade in Kilmallock

Camera at the Mart: exporters dominate calf trade in Kilmallock

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Camera at the Mart: shippers step up a gear in Dungarvan

Camera at the Mart: shippers step up a gear in Dungarvan

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Camera at the Mart: sharp trade for heifers in Roscommon

Camera at the Mart: sharp trade for heifers in Roscommon

Camera at the Mart: sharp trade for heifers in Roscommon

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Camera at the Mart: steady trade as calf numbers ease in Bandon

Camera at the Mart: steady trade as calf numbers ease in Bandon

Camera at the Mart: steady trade as calf numbers ease in Bandon

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Camera at the Mart: good demand for Friesian heifer calves in Bandon

Camera at the Mart: good demand for Friesian heifer calves in Bandon

There was good demand for a special entry of pedigree Friesian heifer calves in Bandon Mart this week. Prices in excess of €900 were paid on occasion, reports Tommy Moyles.

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Camera at the Mart: solid trade for stores in Inishowen Mart

Camera at the Mart: solid trade for stores in Inishowen Mart

An entry of over 300 head met keen demand from farmers and feeders, with factory agents also exhibiting a greater appetite for slaughter-fit stock.

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Sheep mart prices: demand for all categories of sheep

Sheep mart prices: demand for all categories of sheep

Factory agents remain keen for hoggets and spring lambs, while there is keen demand from farmers for ewe hoggets and ewes with lambs at foot.

MARKETS 1 April 2026

Camera at the Mart: addition of second weekly sale a boost for Kanturk

Camera at the Mart: addition of second weekly sale a boost for Kanturk

Kanturk Mart's decision to add an extra weekly calf sale has been well received by buyers and sellers alike and has resulted in extra calves being sold through the north Cork mart.

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Bandon Mart's bank holiday sale sees numbers hold

Bandon Mart's bank holiday sale sees numbers hold

The Easter bank holiday saw stronger calves get a bounce with more farmer customers present at the west Cork mart. Angus-crosses made up half of all calves on offer this week.

MARKETS 1 April 2026

Mart throughput running 12% lower in 2026

Mart throughput running 12% lower in 2026

The reduction in throughput ranges from 9% lower in marts in Munster to 18.5% lower in marts in Connacht.

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MartBids Database: signs of more demand for finished cattle

MartBids Database: signs of more demand for finished cattle

Agents are more active for slaughter-fit and forward stores in recent days, with more bite in the trade for cull cows.

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Why this Kilkenny farmer switched to a 45m Amazone self-propelled sprayer

James O’Reilly is a tillage farmer based in north Kilkenny, near a village called Ballyragget.

Why this Kilkenny farmer switched to a 45m Amazone self-propelled sprayer

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